At a Quds Day rally held in Chicago on March 13, 2026, protesters delivered extreme anti-US and anti-Israel rhetoric, including open calls for violence and praise for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
One speaker, identified as Adam from Students for Justice, claimed that Iran is under attack by “imperialist” forces and accused both the US and Israel of orchestrating global oppression. He framed the current tensions as a turning point, calling for escalation against what he described as a “settler, colonial, racist regime.”
Another speaker from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization echoed similar sentiments, arguing that the crisis should mark the “beginning of the end” for both US influence and Israel. The crowd responded with chants such as “There is only one solution, Intifada, revolution!”—a Palestinian terrorist phrase historically associated with violent uprisings.
The rally escalated further when chants emerged openly praising the IRGC and calling for attacks, including: “IRGC make us proud, bomb these genocidal clowns!”